Contemporary crafts

Contemporary Crafts Courses in London

City Lit is the place to develop your craft. Throughout the year, we offer classes in Basketry, Bookbinding, Calligraphy and Mosaics. We have a range of courses to suit our students at every level — from introductory courses for curious beginners, to advanced long courses if you are a professional and you want to develop your practice.

Our studios are perfectly equipped which allows us to create engaging and interactive courses for you. All our tutors are experienced crafters, designers, and makers in their own fields. So as a City Lit student, you’ll get the benefit of learning from their working knowledge.

Our courses also make use of the City Lit Design and Digital lab creating craft courses with a digital element to explore the possibilities of working with traditional craft. Many of our courses are delivered online, offering more accessibility for learners.

We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.

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  1. Willow basketry: zig zag basket
    Course start date:  Wed 8 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katie Price
    Explore the possibilities of the ‘zig zag weave’ in willow basketry. We will produce samples of the weave, and use these practices to create a modern functional round basket.
    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
  2. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £159.00
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  3. Bookbinding weekend: endband extravaganza
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 13 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kathy Abbott
    A weekend packed full of endbands for bookbinding enthusiasts. Learn a little about the history and different styles of endband and try out some for yourself. There will be demonstrations of a range of endbands including multi-coloured, Islamic and ‘Manhattan’ style. Suitable for those with bookbinding experience.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £159.00
  4. Fine binding masterclass III: creative approaches to design binding
    Course start date:  Thu 18 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sue Doggett
    If you already have technical bookbinding skills but want to kickstart, or develop your creative and design skills then this course will help you to develop ways of engaging visually with the content of the book. Through a series of practical excercises and activities, you will learn a range of creative thinking skills and ways to apply them to design for bookbinding. This course is aimed at bookbinders interested in design binding but would benefit anyone working in book arts who is interested in exploring a text visually.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00
  5. Bookbinding: binding on stubs
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kathy Abbott
    A stub binding is an excellent way to bind books that cannot be rounded and backed, or which have illustrations that cross the centre fold. Stubs can also be used to bind individual pieces of paper into a book. A stub binding allows the pages of a book to open freely – right back to the centre-fold, and once learned, this technique can be used with many traditional and contemporary binding styles.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
  6. Bookbinding: notebooks and folders
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 2 Nov 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ina Baumeister
    Learn to make single sheet folded books, a simple multi-section sewn book and a folded slipcase. This weekend course is an opportunity to make an exciting range of notebooks and folders and learn some useful bookbinding techniques. Suitable for beginners.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00
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